hardpan

ˈhɑːrdpæn

Definition

Definition of hardpan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ground

Rare

compacted soil layer that water cannot pass through

Rare

The roots could not grow through the hardpan.

geology

Rare

subsoil layer with calcium-carbonate crust

Rare

The hardpan made it difficult for roots to grow.

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compacted soil layer that water cannot pass through
subsoil layer with calcium-carbonate crust

Origin of hardpan

English, hard (solid) + pan (container)

Examples of hardpan in a sentence

Construction was halted due to the hardpan layer.
Farmers struggled to break through the hardpan.
The construction halted due to the hardpan layer.

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French:couche indurée, duripan, ...
German:Ortstein, Bodenkruste, ...
Italian:panetta dura, strato duro, ...
Spanish:capa endurecida, horizonte endurecido, ...
Portuguese:crosta endurecida, camada dura, ...
Chinese:硬土层, 硬壳层, ...
Japanese:ハードパン, 硬盤, ...
Arabic:طبقة صلبة, طبقة متحجرة, ...
Hebrew:חַמְרָה קָשָׁה, שִׁכְבַת קַרְקַע קָשָׁה, ...
Russian:уплотнённый почвенный слой, плотный слой, ...
Ukrainian:плита, панцирний шар, ...
Hindi:हार्डपैन, कठोर परत, ...
Bengali:কঠিন মাটির স্তর, হার্ডপ্যান, ...
Catalan:capa dura, calitja, ...
Czech:nepropustná zhutněná vrstva půdy, krusta, ...
Danish:panserlag, kalkskorpe, ...
Dutch:ondoorlaatbare laag, harde laag, ...
Greek:σκληρό υπόστρωμα, σκληρό στρώμα, ...
Hungarian:eketalpréteg, mészpad, ...
Khmer:ស្រទាប់ដីរឹងជ្រាបទឹកមិនបាន, ស្រទាប់ដីរឹងក្រោមដីដែលមានសំបកកាបូណាតកាល់ស្យូម, ...
Korean:경반층, 단단한 토양, ...
Persian:لایه سخت خاک, هاردپان, ...
Polish:warstwa zwięzłej gleby, twarda skorupa, ...
Portuguese (BR):camada dura, crosta dura, ...
Romanian:strat de pământ dur, strat dur, ...
Swedish:hårt packat jordlager, hårdskorpa, ...
Thai:ชั้นดินแข็งแน่น, ดินแข็ง, ...
Turkish:sert tabaka, kireç tabakası, ...
Vietnamese:lớp đất cứng, lớp đất rắn, ...

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